#### **RANGERS (19-7-4) at PANTHERS (18-7-4)****Rangers projected lineup**Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo KakkoArtemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Dryden Hunt[Alexis Lafreniere](https://www.nhl.com/player/alexis-lafreniere-8482109)-- Filip Chytil -- Julien GauthierBarclay Goodrow -- Greg McKegg -- Ryan ReavesLibor Hajek -- Adam FoxK'Andre Miller -- Jacob TroubaPatrik Nemeth -- Nils LundkvistIgor ShesterkinKeith Kinkaid***Scratched:** Zac Jones, Tim Gettinger****Injured:**None****COVID-19 protocol:** [Kevin Rooney](https://www.nhl.com/player/kevin-rooney-8479291)* *, [Ryan Lindgren](https://www.nhl.com/player/ryan-lindgren-8479324), [Alexandar Georgiev](https://www.nhl.com/player/alexandar-georgiev-8480382)* *, [Jarred Tinordi](https://www.nhl.com/player/jarred-tinordi-8475797)***Panthers projected lineup**Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony DuclairJonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Sam ReinhartMason Marchment -- Anton Lundell -- Maxim MaminRyan Lomberg -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric HornqvistMacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron EkbladGustav Forsling -- Radko GudasLucas Carlsson -- Brandon MontourSergei BobrovskyJonas Johansson***Scratched:** Spencer Knight, [Olli Juolevi](https://www.nhl.com/player/olli-juolevi-8479355)* *, Frank Vatrano, Joe Thornton, Owen Tippett****Injured:** Markus Nutivaara (lower body)***Status report**Barkov will return after missing four games with an upper-body injury sustained in a 4-3 overtime loss at the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 7 in his first game back after missing eight games with a knee injury. … Marchment will return after missing 17 games with an upper-body injury. ... The Rangers called up Jones, a defenseman, and Gettinger, a forward, from the taxi squad Tuesday and assignedforwards Morgan Barron and Jonny Brodzinski, defenseman Matthew Robertson and goalie Adam Huska to the taxi squad.
